Hundreds participate in ‘Peaceful March of Pittsburgh,' sit down on Birmingham Bridge

PITTSBURGH — Hundreds of demonstrators, including many college students, participated in the “Peaceful March of Pittsburgh” Wednesday night, sitting down on Birmingham Bridge at one point to call for peace in the aftermath of the presidential election.

Organizers stressed that the event was not an “anti-Trump march,” but instead was meant to promote “peace and solidarity for marginalized communities.”

“We march for everyone, including Muslims, Jews, undocumented immigrants, Indigenous people, women, victims of sexual assault or domestic violence, LGBTQIA+ people, Black people, Latino people, and all people of color. We are creating a space for an outpouring of love and support. We are showing that Pittsburgh is still a place of unity and acceptance,” organizers said in a press release.

The march began around 9 p.m. at the Cathedral of Learning and was supposed to end at the Southside Riverfront Park. Demonstrators only got as far as the Birmingham Bridge, where they sat down briefly before Pittsburgh police officers, who were escorting them, asked them to move on.

“We want them to have a nice, peaceful, successful march,” Pittsburgh Police Cmdr. Ed Trapp told Channel 11 News.

The group did not proceed to the South Side and instead walked down Fifth Avenue before looping around to Forbes Avenue and making their way back into Oakland, where the march ended.

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